The Committee shadows the work of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
The Committee was renamed during the Dáil term (24 May 2021) and was previously the Committee on Agriculture and the Marine.
Latest Report
Work Programme 2022
The Committee has published its Work Programme for 2022 outlining matters under the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine that will require its attention during the year. Its priorities will be reviewed on a continuous basis in response to events.
Press releases
4 May 2022, 10.40
Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine to discuss Solar Energy and Agriculture Industry
27 Apr 2022, 10.00
Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine to hold separate discussions on equine welfare and development of the hemp industry in Ireland
12 Apr 2022, 15.45
Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine to discuss forestry sector, pig industry and milk contracts
Recent videos

Wed, 4 May 2022
Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Topic: Solar Energy & the Agriculture Industry

Wed, 27 Apr 2022
Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Topics: (17.30) , Equine Welfare (resumed), (18.30) Development of the Hemp Sector in Ireland (resumed)

Wed, 13 Apr 2022
Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Topic: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector
Update on Forestry Sector targets
Challenges facing the Pig Industry
Fixed price Milk Contracts
Recent documents
Wed, 4 May
Opening statement, Dr John Upton, Research Officer, Livestock Systems Department, Teagasc
Wed, 4 May
Opening statement, Conall Bolger, CEO, Irish Solar Energy Association (ISEA)
Wed, 27 Apr
Opening statement, Michael Moloney, Senior Inspector, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)
Recent reports
Fri, 25 Feb 2022
Work Programme 2022
Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine Work Programme 2022
Mon, 6 Dec 2021
Report on Detailed Scrutiny of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021
Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine Report on Detailed Scrutiny of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021
Thu, 25 Nov 2021
Travel Report - Visit to Devenish
Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine Travel Report - Visit to Devenish, November 2021
Select committee
The select committee comprises only Dáil Members. It meets to consider legislation and Estimates relating to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
EU scrutiny
All proposed EU legislation in the areas of agriculture, food and the marine is scrutinized by the committee and decisions are made regarding such proposals.
Committee contact details
Committee on Agriculture and the Marine
Leinster House
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
D02 XR20
Press Officer
Robert Kennedy-Cochrane
(01) 618 4149
(085) 870 7436
robert.kennedy-cochrane@oireachtas.ie